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DUNN, N. C, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1895.
NO .3.
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i;V CON AN fDOYLE,
..,,:v, ""what" could Jonathan Small
jo?' lie could only . continue to keep a
gec'rct watch upon the efforts made, to
nl 'tfio treasure. -Possibly he leaves
En(rl:"'d and only ctomes back at inter
ns. Then comes the discovery of the
rarrcU and lie is instantly informed of
it.. Wc jijrain trace the prefence of
jom u" federate in the household.
Jonathan, with his wooden leg, is ut
tcrlr 'i'' to reach the lofty room of
artn'l"'5ew Sholto. He takes with
him. 1 .''-A'cver, a rather curious asso
ciate. uh jrets over this difficulty, but
, his .naked foot into creosote,
whi r.f - , "'n Toby, and a six-mile'
limp f'r a half-pay officer with a dam
avl A- hillis tendo.
I!ut it was the associate, and not
Jonathan, who 'omtnitted the crime. "
' (,)uito s'. " And rather to Jonathan's
. 'disjrit;'"to . jiidpe by the way he
about when he got, into the
room. He bore.no grudge against'Ilar
tholonrny Sholto, and would have pre
frrrcl if -he could have l:en simply
lrf,nnIi'd framed. He did not wish to
pnt hi1- h al in a halter. There was no
f-f it. however: the savage in
Min ts .f his companion had broken
out. anil the poison had done its work:
Jonathan. Small left his record, low-trr-il
th'rt treasure-box to the ground,'
nnl foil.. wed it himself. That was the
train f events as far as I can decipher
thnn. f course as to his personal ap
pearaiwe he must be middle-aged, arfd
iniM V sunburned after serving his
time in.sneh an oven as the Andamans.
His height is readily calculated from
the lenih f his stride, and we know
that he, was bearded.. His hairiness
was the -one point which impressed
its If upon Thaddeus Sholto when he
saw him at the window. I don't know
that th-re is anything else."
1 lie associate?" .' .
"Ah. well, there is no great mystery
in that. l'ut you will know' all about
it sj n enough. How sweet the morn
ing air is: .See how that one. little
vlond floats like a pink feather from
kuik- gigantic flamingo. Now the red
rim of the sun pushes itself over the
I.n!rn clftndbank. It shines on a good
n:nnv f. lk but on none, I dare bet, who
are on a stranger errand than you and
I. How sjnall -we feel with our petty
amhitions and strivings in the presence
of the great elemental forces of nature!
Arc you well up in your Jean Paul?"
(' ' Fairly so. 1 worked back to him.
yy-ough C'nrlyle." I
"That was like following the 'brook
to the parent lake, lie makes but one
curious but profound remark. It is
that the chief proof of man's real great
ness lies in his perception of his own
Mnallness. It argues. 3-011 see, a power of
comparison and of appreciation which
is hi itself a proofs of nobility. There is
much food for thought in Kichter. You
have not a pistol, have you?'
! "I have my stick.'
"It is just possible that we may need
Something of the sort if we get into
their lair. Jonathan I shall Uave to
you. lmt if the other turns nasty I shall.
fhiot him dead.' He took out his re
volv'cr as ho - spoke, and, having loaded
two of the chambers, he put ' it back
into the right hand pocket of his jacket.
e had. during this time, been fol
lowing the guidance of Toby down the
half rural, villa-lined roads which lead
.to the metropolis. Now, however, Ave
wire beginning to come among contin
uous streets, where laborers and dock-
mon uvrv already astir, and slatternly
wotiK'ii were taking down shutters and
iTushing doorsteps. At the square
t"ppcd i-orner public houses business
wsisjuvt In-ginning, and rough-looking
inn wtr,- emerging, rubbing their
sleeves- ;ieross their beards after their
in'Tnir.g uet. Strange dogs sauntered
up. and stared wonderingly at us as we
passed, lmt our inimitable Toby looked
neither to the right nor to the left, but
trotted onwards with his nose, to the
pround and an occasional eager whine.
which MUe of n hot scent. !
hail traversed Streatham. lirix-
'n. taiiiLcrwell. and now found our
lves. in Kennington lane, having
b'rne awn y. through the side streets
to the enst f (hn Or-iil Tlio mn
"honi Wc niiri?i-.l cmml tnVinrft tnVfn
curi .,lsi v Zigzag' road, with the idea
rr-'hal h ..f .;.;! ping observation. They
hail nev. r kept to the main road if a
pnndlel .si.,. street would serve their
turn. At the foot of Kennington lane
1".V n,; 1 1 edged awny to the left through
"nu street and Miles street. Where
-he latter turns into Tvnitrht's nlace
'hey i iased to advance, but began to
r"u haekwa,rds and forwards with one
enr eivked andjthe other drooping, the
Jfry picture of canine indecision. Then
"e w addled, round in circles, looking
to s from time to time, as if to ask
i"r svmiviti... : n, : .. i .
l4; 111 uis i iuimrrB8ucuv.
hat tlie leiiee is th mattpr with
purely would . ,U)t take a cab or go off
1:,a iTdl.r..""- I
iVrhaps they stood here for some
;u : Liggest-ed. . j
-V':'-' all riirht. He's off ajfajju
In
Tr,BV ST.Xn VPOS THE CASK.
aaid my cpmpanlanHn albneof relief.
He was, indeed, off, for, after sniff
ing round again, he suddenly made up
his mind, and darted away with an
energy and determination such as he
had not yet shown. The scent ap
peared to be much hotter than before,
for he had not evq to put his nose on
the ground, but tugged at his leash,
and tried to break into a run. I could
see by the gleam in Holmes' eyes that
he thought we were nearing the end of
our journey.
Our course now ran down Nine Elms
until we came to llroderick & Nelson's
large timber yard, just past the White
Eagle tavern. Here the dog, frantic
with excitement, turned down through
the side gate Into the inclosure, where
the sawyers were already at work. On
the dog raced through sawdust and
shavings, down alley, round a pas
sage, between two wood-piles, and
finally, with a triumphant yelp, sprang
upon a large barrel, which still stoop
upon the hand-trolley on which it had
been brought. With lolling tongue
and blinking eyes, Toby stood . upon
the cask, looking from one to the other
of us for some sign of appreciation.
The staves of the barrel and the wheels
of the trolley were, smeared with dark
liquid, nnd the whole air was heavy
with the smell of creosote.
Sherlock Holmes and I looked blank
ly at each other, and then burst simul
taneously into an uncontrollable fit of
laughter. .
CHAPTKR VIII.
T1IK BAKER" 8TREKT IRRF.OCLAK9.
"What now? I asked. "Toby has
lost his character for infallibility." '
"He acted according to his lights,"
said Holmes, lifting him down from
the barrel and walking .him out of the
timber yard. "If you consider how
much creosote is carted about London
in one day, it is no great wonder that
our trail should have been crossed. It
is much used now, especially for the
seasoning of wood. Poor Toby is not
to blame."
"We must get on the main scent
again, suppose.'
"Yes. And, fortunately, we have no
distance to go. Evidentlj what puzzled
the dog at the corner of Knight's
place was' that there were two differ
ent trails running inopposite direc
tions. We took the wrong one. It only
remains to follow the other."
There was no difficulty about this.
On leading Toby to the place where he
had committed his fault, he east about
in a wide circle, and finally dashed off
in a fresh direction.
"We must take care that he docs not
now bring us to the place where the
creosote barrel came from," I observed.
"I had though tof that. Hut you no
tice that he keeps on the pavement,
whereas the barrel passed down the
roadway. No, wc are on the true scent
now."
It tended down towards the river
side, running through Belmont place
and Prince's street. At the end of
Uroad street it ran right down to the
water's edge, where there was a small
wooden wharf. ; Tobv led us to the
very edge of this, and there stood
whining, looking out on the dark cur
rent beyond.
"We are out of luck," said Holmes.
"They have taken to a boat here."
Sevjeral small punts and skiffs were
lying about in the water and on the
edge of the wharf. We took Toby
round to each in turn, but, though he
sniffed earnestly, he made no sign.
Close to the rude landing stage was
a small brick house, with a wooden
placard swung out through the second
window. "Mordecai Smith" was printed
across it in large letters, and. under
neath: "Boats to hire by the hour or
day." A second: inscription above the
door informed us that a steam launch
was kept a statement which was con
firmed by a great pile of coke upon the
jetty. Sherlock Holmes looked slowly
round, and his face assumed an ominous
expression.
"This looks bad," said he. "Those
fellows are sharper than I expected.
They seem to have covered their tracks.
There has, I fear, been preconcerted
management here."
He was approaching the door of the
house, when it opened, and a little
curly-headed lad of six came running
out, followed by a stoutish, red-faced
woman with a large sponge in her hand.
"You come back and be washed,
Jack," she shouted. "Come back, you
young imp. For if your father comes
home and finds you like that, he'll
let us hear of it."
"Dear little chap'." said Holmes,
strategically. "What a rosy-cheeked
j-oung rascal! Now, Jack, is there any
thing you would like?"
The youth pondered for a moment.
"I'd like a shillin'," said he.
"Nothing you would like better?"
"I"d like two shillin' better," the
prodigy answered, after some thought.
"Here vou are, then! Catch A fine
child, Mrs. Smith!" .
"Lor' bless you, sir, he is that, and
forward. He gets a most too much for
me to manage, 'specially when my man
is away daj's at a time."
"Away, is he?" said Holmes, in a dis
appointed voice. "I am sorry for that,
for I wanted to speak to Mr. Smith."
"He's been away since yesterday
mornin', sir, and, truth to tell, I ambe
ginnin to feel frightened about him.
But if it is about a boat, sir, maybe 1
could serve as well."
"I wanted to hire his steam launch."
"Why, bless you, sir, it is in the steam
launch that he has gone. That's what
puzzles ineilfor I know there a'n'tmore
coals in hef than would take her to
about Woolwich and back. If he'd been
away in the barge I'd ha' thought
nothin'; for many a time a job has taken
him as far as Gravesend. and then if
there was much doin' there he might ha'
stayed over. But what good is a steam
launch without coals?"
"He might have bought some at a
wharf down the river."
"He might, sir, but itf-weren't his
vrny. Many a time I've heard him call
out at the prices they charge for a few
odd bags. Besides, T don't like that
Iwoouen-ieggeu muu, "6.r
and outlandish talk. IVfeat did he
want always knockin about here for?"
"A wooden-legged man?' Eaid
.Holmes With bland surprise.
"YfcSi sirs a browns monkey-faced
chap that's called inore'tl once for my
old man. It was him that roused him
up yesternight, and, what's more, my
man knew he was comin', for he had
steam up in the launch. I tell you
straight, sir, I don't feel easy in my
mind about it."
"Bit, my dear Mrs. Smith," said
Holmes, shrugging his shoulders,
you are frightening yourself about
nothing. How could you possibly tell
that it was the wooden-legged man
who cvme in the night? I don't quite
understand how you can be so sure."
"His voice, sir. I knew his voice,
which is kind o" thick and foggy. He
tapped tt t the winder about three it
would be. 'Show a leg, matey,' says
he: 'time to turn out guard.' My old
man woke up Jim that's my eldest
and away they went, without so much
as a word to me. I could hear the
wooden leg clackin' on the stones." '
'And was this wooden-legged man
alone?"
"Couldn't 6a 3 1 am sure, sir. I didnt
hear no one else."
"I am sorry, Mrs. mith, for I wanted
a steam launch, and I have heard good
reports of the Let me see, what is
her name?'
. "The Aurora, sir."
"Ah! She's not that old green launch
with a yellow line, very broad in the
beam?"
"No, indeed. She's as trim a little
thing as any on the river. She's been
fresh painted, black wjth , two red
streaks."
"Thanks. I hope that you will hear
soon from Mr. Smith. I am going
down the river; and. if I should see
anything of the Aurora I shall let him
know that you are uneasy. A black
funnel, you say?"
"No, sir. Black with a white band."
"Ah, of course. It was the sides
which were black. .Good morning.
Mrs. Smith. There is a boatman here
with a wherry, Watson. . We shall take
It and cross the river."
"The main thing with people -of that
sort," said Holmes, as we sat in the
sheets of the wherry, "is never to let
them think that their information can
be of the slightest importance to you.
If you do, they will instantly shut up
1-7!. ? 1
BcwiTo Hi ae.
"I'M sorry, sues. SMITH, for I wanted
A STEAM LAUNCH."
like an oyster. If you listen to them
under protest, as it were you are very
likely to get what you want."
"Our course now seems pretty clear,"
said I.
"What would you do, then?"
"I would-engage a launch and go
down the track of the Aurora."
"My dear fellow, it would be a colos
sal task. She may have touched at
any wharf on either side of the stream
between here and Greenwich. Below
the bridge there is a perfect labyrinth
of landing-places for miles. It would
take vou days and days to exhaust
them, if you set about it alone."
"Employ the police,, then."
"No. I shall probably call Athelney
Jones in at the last, moment, lie is
not a batl fellow, and I should not like
to do anything which would injure
him professionally. But I have a fancy
for working it out myself, now that we
have gone so far."
"Could we advertise, then, asking
for information from wharfingers?"
"Worse and worse! Our men would
know that the chase was hot at their
heels, and they would be off out of the
country. As it is, they are likely
enough to leave, but as long as they
thinkthey are perfectly safe they will
be in no hurry. Jones' energy will be
of use to us there, for his view of the
case is sure to push itself into'the daily
press, and the runawaj-s will think
that everyone is off on the wrong
scent."
"What are we to do, then?" I asked.
as we landed near Millbank peniten
tiary.
"Take this hansom, drive home,
have some breakfast, and get an hour's
sleep. It is quite on the cards that we
ma v be afoot to-nijrht. again. Stop at
the' telegraph "office, cabby! We wil
keep Toby, for he may be of use to us
yet."
We nulled up at the Great Peter
street post office, and Holmes dis
patched his wire. "Whom lo you
think that is to?" he asked, as we re
sumed our journey.
"I am sure I don't know."
"You remember the Baker street dl
rl Qirm of the detective police force
whom I employed in the Jefferson
Hope case?"
"Well." said I, laughing.
"This is inst the case where they
might be invaluable. If they fail.
have other resources; but I shall try
them first. That wire was, to my dirty
Httle lieutenant, Wiggins, and I expect
that he and, his gang -viU be with na
beiore we fc&Ve fi&bhe4.oux treakfastJ!
(To le continued.)
Jno. C. Shafer, a wealthy citizen of
Richmond, Va., died Monday.
Ex-Judge John Gray Bynum, who
appeared as counsel in a suit at Mor
ganton, N. C, Court Monday, wa
fined $50 by the court for contempt
SOUTHERN BRIEFS.
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Another furniture factory is project
ed at Thomasville, N. C. The one now
there manufactures chairs.
The Liberty Masonic- Lodge has de
cided on plans for its temple at Bed
ford City, Ya. : estimated cost to be
$5,500. .
It is reported! that H. M. Flagler
may build a hotel at Biscarne Bar.
Fla,, to cost over $500,000.
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Bamberg, S. C, has formed the Ar
tesian City Fire Co., and will purchase
a hook and ladder equipment.
A telephone company has been im-
corporated at Staunton, Ya.
A car load of good middling cotton
for the Nims Manufacturing Co., was
burned at Mt. Holly, N. C, Wednes
day. 1
The Chatham I Mfg. Cb Elkin, N.
C, woolen manufacturers have decid
ed to erect a 5,000 spindle cotton mill
there this summer, but will not put in
the machinery until 1896.
1
A company has been organized . im
Lancaster, S. C, to build a cotton
mill. The capital is $100,000. Leroy
Springs has been elected President.
Gov. McKinley of Ohio is now at
St. Augustine, Fla.
For forerinsr an order for 5 cents on
the Elkin and Jonesville (N. C.) Bridge
Company, Tom Caudle, a Yankm boy,
has been sent to the penitentiary for a
year. "
1
Three car-loads of monazite, worth
$1,000, was shipped from Shelby, N.
C, last week one direct' to Dresden
via steamer from Charleston.
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A. J. Austin, :of Goose Creek town
ship, Union county, N. C, is the fslher
of five sons whoso combined weight is
1,085 pounds. Mr. Austin's weight is
250 pounds.
A $250,000 fire ocenred in St. Au
gustine, Fla., Thursday. The pro
perty destroyed was dwellings and bus-
mops houses. f
!
Charles J. Allison, of Girard, Ohio,
has been appointed engineer of the
Ohio River, Knoxville & Tidewater
road, projected by Albert E. Boone
from Knoxville, Tenn., to Port Royal,
R C. j j
The steamship Saturn, the first of a
line intended to run regularly between
Charleston, Si C, and European
ports, has arrived at Charleston with
5554 barrels of j cement, said to bo the
largest cargo ever imported. She will
load cotton for j Bremen.
Considerable! interest is manifested
iu CharlestonJ S. C, as to whether
rice can be profitably shipped in bags
instead of in barrels, as at present.
Some of the rice people favor the bags,
while others prefer to adlTere to the
barrels.
The people of Harrisonburg, Va.,
and vicinity have pledged $150,000 in
stock I subscriptions for the proposed
line from Chesapeake bay through
Fredericksburg and Harrisonburg to
the West Virginia coalfields. E. C.
Maeheh, of New York, is one of the
interested parties.
The proposed Henrietta (N. C.)
Mill No. 2 will produce per-cale for
colored shirts and dresses, of an extra
fine quality. Nos. 30 to 40 yarn will
be woven with 100 picks to the inch.
S. B. Tanner, jthe Treas., has returned
North after placing the machinery
order.
A company is being formed at Ruth-
erfordton. Nj C. as the Rutherford
Cotton Mills with Wm. H. Norris
as business manager, he will do all the
nurchasinsr of machinery. The orders
for machinery1 will be placed at once.
It is not decided whether it will be
2,000! or 4,000 spindle mill. They
will want a large engine and boiler; and
small one to run electric light plant.
THREK SCHOOL BOYS' REVENGE.
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They
Visit the Schoolmaster' House
ami Shoot and Stab Him
A special from Fioyd Court House.
Virginia, gives an account of an attack
upon Mr. Joseph Sheeler by three Sul-
nhin bovs who shot and stabbed the
former. It seems that the Sulphins
were once pupils of .oheeler, who on
one occasion punished one of them for
some wrong doing. The young men,
who are regarded as pretty desperate,
went to Shecler's bouse and attacked
him ! with pistol and knife, inflicting
several painful wounds
The schoolmaster managed to get a
note to the sheriff informing him of
his condition and begging that a posse
oe sent 10 nis renei . nueui iue juj-
cers reached j Sheeler's school house,
which is in the mountains of Floyd,
they discovered that the three . Sol
phins had escaped.
They did not cet away, however, be
fore a desperate fight took place.
Some of the schoolmaster's neighbors
had surrounded the house and impris
oned the young men. After a sharp
fight two of the gang got off, leaving
the other on the field, who was taken
in charge by khe deputy sheriff.
A Mountain Railroad.
The financial plan of the Henderson
ville fe Brevard Railway, Telegraph &
Telephone Co., of Headersonville,
N- C, which is building twenty-two
miles of railroad, embraces an issue of
$150,000 of 30-yt-Hr 6 per cent, gener
al mortgage gold bond? The capital
stock is $250,000. A subscription to
the capital stock of $o000 in 30-year
C per cent, gold bonds was made by
Transylvania county and $10,000 in
similar securities by Henderson town
ship. The trustee of the bond mort
firaore is the Central Trust Co., of New
York city.
ON TO PEKIX.
Japanese Will Not Quit Fighting Until
They Take the Chinese Capital.
It is now a settled fact, says the At
lanta Constitution, that the Japanese
army will not stop until it enters the
Chinese capital.
The onward march to Pekin began
in good earnest about ten days ago,
the Japanese imperial guard leading
the van. The distance to be traversed
was at that time about 150 miles, but
the invaders are moving slowly in or
der to give their comrades in Man
churia a chance to join them.- It is es
timated that the Chinese who will make
a final stand in defense of Pekin will
not number more than 100,000, and
the Japanese will doubtless be 6trong
enough to overcome them without
much difficulty.
"Whatever the result of the pending
peace negotiations may be, it is not at
all likely that it will lead to an armis
tice before the capture ' of the city.
The soldiers in the Japanese army
would not be satisfied with anything
less than their triumphal march through
the streets of Pekin, and it would
not be wise to disappoint them. There
is no danger of any wholesale destruc
tion of life and property, when the city
is captured. The victors will be so
elated with their achievement . that
they will be in a good humor, and
they will behave as well as the troops
of any other nation would under the
same conditions.
After the fall of this last stronghold
the terms of peace will be speedily
agreed upon, and the invading army
will then retire.. In the course of ithe
next few weeks this memorable cam
paign will be ended, and China will
proceed to reconstruct what remains
of the wreck of a great empire, while
Japan will take such steps as may be
necessary to maintain the supremacy
which she has bo deservedly won.
A HIGH MISSION.
Gen. Lawler Comes boutli to Mhkc
School Children Salute the Flag.
Neav ORLEANS, La., April 1. Gen.
T. G. LawJer, commander-in-chief
of the G. A. R. ; Gen. J. W. Burst,
quarter-master geperal; L. B. Rey;
ex-lieutenant Governor of Illinois; C.
C. Jones, Adjutant General G. A. R.,
and Col. George S. Roper, chief of
staff, are on a tour of the Southern
States. Thev arrived here and on.
Wednesday night they will leave for
Montgomery, Ala., from which place
they will go to Atlanta.
General Lawler is the hrst com
mander of the G. A. R. to officially
visit the South and one object of his
visit is to impress the school authorities
with the importance of, a daily drill and
salute of the national flag. The gen
eral expressed himself to a Southern
Associated Press reporter as highly
pleased with the spontaneous and
cordial manner of his reception by the
Southern people.
OVERRULED THE OBJECTION.
The Members of the M. E. Conference
Decide to Visit Cleveland.
Washington, D. C, April 1. The
principal business of the morning ses
sion of the Baltimore Methodist Epis
copal conference was the authorization
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of a $30,000 bond issue, to aia. es
leyan Female institute. A large por
tion of the bonds were subscribed to
by members of the conference.
A member referring to an objection
made to the accepting of the invita
tion of President Cleveland to visit
the White House, on the ground that
a similar invitation had been declined
from President Grant, stated that he
was present in 1875, and that no. invi
fation had been received from Presi
dent Grant.
After the transaction of some routine
business the members of the confer
ence adjourned to visit the White
house, where thev were received by
President Cleveland in the east room
A Blind Man We ds.
Winston, N. C. April 1.
Webster. aered 34 years, and
Henry
Jennie
McDonald, 24, of Winston, were uni
ted in the bonds of holy wedlock at the
residence of the officiating magistrate,
P. T. Lehman. It iH a colored couple
and Henry is as blind as a but, but he
promised to "love and protect" Jennie
just the same
Mr. Lehman, who tied
the nuptial
knot, did not know
married a man with
The fellow who went
after his licence inform
that he had
two bad eyes,
with Webster
ed the register that Henry was indus
trious and could chop as much ' cord
wood as any man with two good eyes.
$oOO Fine for Prize Fighting.
North Carolina has passed a law
against prize fighting, making the pen
alty $500 fine or imprisonment in the
penitentiary or jail for not less than
one year or more than five, or both.
The'statute also authorizes the ( Gov
ernor to call out the militia to prevent
such contest,, upon affidavit of two re
sponsible citizens that the statute is in
danger of violation. The statute
reaches "prize fights or sparring
matches or glove or fist contests for
money or other valuable prize or 6take. "
It also includes those who "bet on
such contest, or aid, abtt, or advise
the same. ,
PITHY XEWS 1TE3IS.
. The namea of 11,54S illegally regis
jrpd voters have been 6truck from
the registration rolls in St. Louis. ' :
, Milwaukee. WikC. had a- million
dollar fire last week.
The Commercial bank of Cincinnati
Jailed. Wednesday.
AFTER GROYER.
A CHICAGO DELEGATION INVITE
HIM TO THAT CITY. .
They Want Hiru as Star Speaker for a
Hard Money Demonstration.
Chicago, Ills., April 1. Half a
dozen representative Chicago men left
this city for Washington on - a
mission which is designed to be com
plimentary to President Cleveland and
result in the presence of the chief
magistrate in this city, according to
the expectations of the delegation. The
party was headed by William T. Baker,
ex-president of the board of trade and
president of the Commercial Club,
which is composed of all the important
bankers and men of the business world
of Chicago. They go for the purpose
of extending President Cleveland a
cordial invitation to visit the city at
an early date and accept the hospitali
ties which will be tenderedby arrange
ment. The; detail of the entertain
ment has not been arranged, because
the delegation is not sure of the Presi
dent's ability or willingness to come,
but it is known lhat a reception and
banquet, at which the distinguished
prospective guest will be the star
speaker, are on the programme. The
details will be.caraied out by the Com
mercial Club if the mission of the
delegation is successful.
The invitation is intended especially
as a compliment to the President on
account of his firm attitude on the
'monetary question in favor of a sound
currency . His, visit is intended to! be
made the occasion for a hard money
demonstration by the business men of
Chicago.
! The Cocoa Beau.
The cocoa bean, from which choco
late and cocoa are made, is the seed
of a mushy pod, something like a
melon, which is the fruit of the cocoa
tree. The pod is not edible.- The
cocoa treo is found in all tropical
countries, and over a score of varieties
;aro known to the commercial world.'
Central America, Mexico, Northern
South America the West and East
indies and Brazil send the cocoa beans
to Europe and America., The best of
all is the high-grade Caracas cocoa,
but this grade does not come to
America, for the American people are
not yet educated np to cocoa at $1 a
pound.
The cocoa bean is about the size of
a pecan nut and reddish chocolate in
color. The shell is thin and brittle
and easily breaks when pinched lightly.
The kernel of the bean it called the
nib, and it is from the nibs . that
chocolate and cocoa are made; , The
beaus are brought to the Chicago
works in the bags in which they, were
shipped, and are . carried to the top
floor and roasted. The roasting is
done in a cylindrical machine which
turns slowly around over a coal fire.
The bean is roasted for the purpose
of making the shells so brittle tHat
they will come off easily. As soon as
the beans are placed in the roaster
the skpl and care of tlie workmen
come into play, for the cocoa bean
must have its heat and cold just so or
somelhing will go wrong. The heat
in the roaster must be just right, and
when the roasted beans are taken out'
and placed in large boxes' they must
be cooled properly or the cocoa will
suffer. Chicago Record.
A Little lliglr.
-The popular superstition to the ef
fect that dramatic critics are being
constantly subjected to glittering
bribes from theatrical manager, has
but slight foundation. The editor oJ
this column could easily name two or
three local critics who haven't in year
received a brown-btone house, or other
gew-gaws in the shape of bribes.
However, here is a new tale about a
brace of ducks forwarded by a mana
ger to one of our best-known; and
ablest play-tasters. He didSiot know
what to do with them ; it seemed a
foolish fuss to send them back, and
yet . So he told his editor what had
happened,' and asked his advice.
"How long have you had them?"
asked the editor. "Eight days," lie
answered. "Then eat them; lip
ouicklv. or it will be worse than n
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ease or nriDery ; 11 win oe orioery
and corruption." Philadelphia Life.
The Government Will Survey and Sou
the Arnilstead Land. j
Washington, D. C, April 1. The
government has decided. to survey the
Armistead land, owned by it in south
western'North Carolina, with arview
to placing it upon the market within a
few months. The tract amounts to
about 32,000 acres and is' said to con
tain valuable minerals. The govern
ment originally became possessed of
the land by taking it for debt. !
Making a Profit on the Purchase.
Gov . Turney, of Tennessee,has call
ed upon M. L. McDowell, one of the
penitentiary commissioners, to resign,
and says that if .McDowell does not
comply he will remove him. McDowell
confessed that he was to have shared
in the profits of a land purchase to
have been made by the State for a
penitentiary site.
Xew Locomotives Ordered.
. Richmond, Va. The Richmond lo
comotive works received an order from
the Southern Railway Company for
fourteen locomotives eight freight
and six passenger.
The First Since the "War.
riNEMLLE, N. C., April 1.- The first
car load of corn shipped from Fine
ville since the war was shipped a few
days ago by Messrs. Rodman, j Heath
& Niven. ,
LIST OF PATENTS
Granted to Southern inventors
last
week:
J. F. Adams, Van Burcn, Ark.
machine.
V. G. Bloedc, Catonsville, Md
ducing metal aTt oljects eet
jewels. -
W. M. Carter, Nails, N. C,
soiler attachment for plows.
, box
. pro
wit u
sub-Elec
J. Dntrey, New Orleans, La.,
trical signal and switch-operating ap
paratus.
E. L. D. Hovle, New Orleans,
La.
batter-dropper and cake beter. ,
M. P. Jacobs, Tolu, Ky., garden
plow.
E. Lawrence, Cambellsville,
I
y
com operated chance vending machine.
J. D. Miller. Riverdale, Md., puzzle.
G. W. Moyers, Apopka,
Fla,
box
head doweliug machine.
J. F, Ober, New Orleans, La.,
device
for operating railway switches.
G. M. Patterson, Oertmude.
mail bag hanger.
Ga
G. T. Pillings, Baltimore, Md,
ma-
chine for forming and soldering lock
seams of sheet metal cans. ,
A. Rice, Northport, Ala., forge.
Charles Selden, Baltimore,
Md.,1
rail-
system of electrical signaling foi
ways.- - 1 .
B. S. Shaw, Laurinburg, N. 0 , bcol
lock.
D. Shirley, Baltimore, Md,
pad. .
hand-
Shippley S. Smallwood. Ridgeway,-.
W. Va., railway gate.
, W. R. Smith, CoviDgton.
railway track.
E. F. Sojourner, Hazlehurst,
MiesT
ditching. and grading machine
S.W, Tate, Elbeiton, Ga,, kitchen.
cabinet.
J. W. Tew, Rome, Ga., automatic
safety lock for switches. j
S. A. White, Savannah, Ga;,
bell
ringing' device for vebiclee.
DOCTORING PAPER MONEY
Counterfeiters are Ingeniously "Rais
ing One Dollar Bills to $10.
Omaha, Neb., April 1., Counter
feit bills have appeared j in Omaha
showing that sharpers knoW some
chemical that removes the ink' from
the paper from- which greenbacks are
manufactured without .injuring the
paper. .Then the crooks put in other
figures, raising tire amount tenfold.
The firfct National bank received on
Saturday one pf the bills, and another
was exhibited to the Merchants' Na
tional bank teller. Both had como
from retailers. The bill at tlio First
National is a $1 treasury noteL paya
ble in coin, of the series of 1886, and
with the likeness of
Stanton
on one
side. The other is a silver certificate
Of the 1880 series, on which
the face of Martha Wasdiingtor
appears
. With-
out the use of a glass to follow the
ink etainsin the fiber of the paper the
only manner in which the spurious
bills can be detected is by the vignettes
on either side. This betrays jits spu
rious origin, but affords no protection
except to expert?, who are aware that
these likenesses do not appeaj: on any
bills of the denomination of $lj0.
A pecret service agent yesterday said
an alarming feature of the case is that
chemicals are being used by this gang
to remove the figures in the original.
The fiber of the paper in usoj is sup
posed to be proof against this! sort of
manipulation. Probably two dozen
fiirurps must be removed iu each bill
handled and others substitutcil
All Quiet at New Orleans.
New Oblkans, La, March 29.
-Bus
iness proceeds on the levee frnt with-,
but interruption. No white I men are
at work, the loading of cotton into the
chips being done exclusively by ne
groes. . . . -
A sample order for 20,000 tons bf oal fof
.Mexico nas neen piaceu among went Virginia
mines.
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' Wabhikotojt City has a son p kitchen which
is leeoingBome 2000 ooor a cay. 4
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